November 12, 2009

it should be a nightmare to obtain physical location from IP address without subpoena

Why are ISPs being complicit with the eerie geoIP location move to high granularity?

They ought offer an option to opt-out of geoIP location DHCP! Obviously this is not an encouragement to pirate media — drm accomplishes that all on its own. Commision of real crimes can still be found through subpoena.